Social Media/Takayama Ai

[Real Life: 2017.06.11 | SC0126.06.10 21.47PM]
Hello, everyone!

Just got back from the preliminaries.

There were quite a few surprises,

and I'm really happy about that!

The amount of votes really blew me away.

Not just mine, but in general. It's a lot of votes.

191 million.

Just, what?

I was able to rank 4th.

Of course I'm happy about that, but in my opinion, that is not the number that counts.

Whether or not several votes came from the same person or not, each one represents something to us members. I'm not sure entirely what that is, but it isn't something I can easily define.

I'll have to give that a thought.

That aside, I want to thank everyone, from the bottom of my heart.

Thank you for casting a vote, no matter who it is for.

Thank you for supporting us, whether in the SSK or just in general.

Thank you for finding enjoyment in what we do.

Thank you.

//Takamina.

[Real Life: 2017.06.10 | SC0126.06.10 14:39AM]
Hello,everyone!

So preliminaries are tomorrow.

If I said I wasn't nervous and excited,

I would be lying.

Everyone has been working very hard so far,

and it's honestly really nice to see.

Of course, I'm not saying that people are slacking off normally,

people are always working hard, but there is definitely a change in atmosphere.

It is a bit hard to describe what that change is,

but I think that that's a positive thing.

Yes, the Sousenkyo is a competition, and a lot of members are competitive,

so of course that affects the mood, but there hasn't been any animosity born from it.

And I honestly love that. It's like we've become like some sort of odd, big family.

So I guess this is some sort of "Thank You"/appreciation post to my fellow members.

You are all great. Thank you.

//Takamina

[Real Life: 2017.06.04 | SC0126.06.04 09:40AM]
Hello!

I finally got back my poster,

and I'm honestly really happy with how it came out.

Especially the sunrise;

I know capturing light sources and colours like these are very difficult to pull off.

Props to the photographer for being able to pull it off.

I know I said it was a location shoot, and some people have asked me where it was.

It was on Eurostar, and I honestly really enjoyed my time there.

The nature is amazing.

//Takamina

[Real Life: 2017.05.29 | SC0126.05.29 09.13AM]
Hello!

So a few people have asked me about my Sousenkyo Poster this year.

Don't worry, it's coming,

It's a location shoot, so it took some time to sort out,

but it's currently in processing.

I'll likely get it back in the next couple of days or so.

This'll be the first place I post it as soon as it's done

Everyone are working very hard, so if you have the will and ability,

please vote in the Sousenkyo for whomever you'd like to rank.

//Takamina

[Real Life: 2017.06.16 | SC0125.06.16 09.13AM]
Now it's only a couple more hours left.

Honestly, I'm starting to get nervous.

I haven't seen any numbers,

but Hikari-san has been surprised by the votes.

Or so she says, at least.

I'll see you tomorrow?

//Takamina